But he blamed the protests on monarchists and opposition groups trying to destabilise Iran. Iran has been struggling with an economic crisis after the United States exited a nuclear deal and re-imposed harsh sanctions that ban Iran’s oil sales. The Trump administration on Sunday condemned the lethal use of force and the cutting of communications in Iran. Iranian activists on social media called for the United States to figure out a way to provide Iran with internet access. The Associated Press reported that Iran also experienced wide disruptions and outages of internet service on Friday and Saturday, according to the group NetBlocks, which monitors worldwide internet access.

Source: bd News24 November 18, 2019 01:18 UTC